Hasp-fastener.



v PAIBNTED JULY 2, 1907.

.'r. J. TATUM. HAsP FASTENER. APPLIOATIGN FILED SEPT. 11.1806.

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JOHN J'. TATUM, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

HASP-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

` Patented July 2, 1907.

Applicationled September 11, 1906. Serial No. 334,164.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHNv J. TATUM, of Baltimore, Maryland, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Hasp-Fasteners, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification.

The present invention relates to hasp fasteners for doors, andparticularly sliding doors such as those of freight cars; and has forits object the provision of a simple and economical device of thischaracter which is of high elliciency in retaining closed the door toWhich'it isattached, and whether said fastener has been sealed or not.

The invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein--4 Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing parts ofthe door, the structure and door stop,` and the improved deviceassociated therewith; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view; Fig. 3 is avertical lsectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 isa perspective View of the fastening parts of the device.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a structure, such as a freight car, 2 isa door, here shown as of the sliding type, and 3 is a Z-shaped door stopwhich is secured to the car by bolts 4. A door keeper bolt 5 is securedto the door stop 2 by suitable means 6, said bolt being adapted toreceive and retain one end of a hasp 7, the other end of which hasp isprovided with an elongated opening 8 through which passes a U-bolt 9.This latter is secured to the door2 by providing the leg which the hasp7 engages with a lag-screw 10 which extends through the rdoor and has anut lliscrewed thereon. All chance of the U-bolt being wrenched loose topermit the release of the hasp 7-which frequently occurs on freight carswhen the short leg 12 of the U-bolt is the one subjected to thestrains-is thus avoided. .The head of the keeper bolt 5 is substantiallyL-shapod in elevation being thus provided with a retaining shoulder 12(see Figs. 3 and 4) and has its lower outercorner rounded off, orcurved, as" at 13. The fastening end of the hasp 7 is enlarged and isprovided with an opening 14, adjacent to which is a flange 15 formed atright angles to the body of the said hasp, and which lies adjacent tothe keeper bolt 5 when the hasp is in engagement therewith. Comparedwith the longest length of the head of the keeper bolt 5, the length ofthe opening 14 is relatively much shorter, so that to engage the haspwith the keeper bolt to retain the door in its closed position, it isnecessary to lift said hasp bodily (which is rendered possible by theelongated opening 8), turn the same at an angle to the door and thenpass the opening overthe head of the keeper bolt 5 (as shown in dottedlines in Fig. 3). The hasp then assumes its normal upright position, theupperA edge of the opening 14 resting on the bottom 14/ of the cut-outportion of the L-shaped keeper bolt. It will be observed that the inFig. s, and then lifted out of Contact with the said bolt.

Although it is' sullicient under some conditions to merely place thehasp on the keeper bolt as above de? scribed, as for instance on emptyfreight cars, it is at other times quite desirable and even necessary toprevent the door from being opened without leaving some indication ofsuch action. This is the case, for example, with loaded freight cars 5and to permit of an expeditious and effective locking of the device aperforation or opening 17 is provided in flange 15 which, when the haspis in engagement ywith the keeper bolt, registers with a similar opening18 in said keeper bolt. It is, therefore, an exceedingly simple matterto pass a suitable seal or locking means 19 through the alinedperforation's and, when this has been accomplished, it is impossible toenter the car without destroying the seal o1' otherwise affecting thelocking means. It will, therefore, be appreciated that the presentimproved device presents a construction which is not only very simpleand' durable, but by which doors of freight cars, which are subjected tothe most severeusage, may be rapidly and effectively secured andretained in their closed position; and also that said device aftersecuring the door in its closed position may be rapidly and effectivelysealed or locked.

It will, of course, be understood that changes, coming within the scopeof the claims, may be made in the construction herein illustratedwithout departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, flange15 instead of being provided only on one side of opening 14, may beduplicated on the other side thereof; and a pluralityof said openings14, with associated flanges 15, may be provided on the hasp 7 in orderthat the door may be secured not only in its completely closed position,but in partially closed positions.

What isclaimed is:

1. ln a fastener of the character described, a keeper provided with ahead having' a retaining shoulder, a hasp provided with an elongatedopening in one end and means for hinging said hasp, the longest lengthof said elongated opening being shorter than the longest length of saidhead.

2. In a fastener of the character described, a keeper having; anL-shaped head, a hasp provided with an elongated opening in one end andmeans for hing-ing said hasp, the longest length of said elongatedopening being shorter than the longest length of said Irshaped hasp.

3. In a fastener of the character described, a keeper provided with ahead having a retaining shoulder, a hasp pro` vided with an elongatedopening in one end and means for hinging said hasp, the longest lengthof said elongated opening being shorter than the longest length ot saidhead, and means for sealing or locking said hasp and head together.

Lli In a fastener of the character described, a keeper provided with ahead having a retaining shoulder, a hasp provided with an elongatedopening in one end and means for hinging said hasp, the longest lengthof said elongated opening heilig shorter than the longest length of saidhead, and said hasp being also provided with a tlange, and means forsealing or locking said flange to said head.

Si. In a fastener of the character described, a keeper provided With ahead having a retaining shoulder, a hasp provided with an elongatedopening in one end and means for hinging said hasp, the longest lengthot said elongated opening being shorter than the longest length of saidhead, said hasp being also provided with a ilange which latter has aperforation therein adapted to register with a pei'- toration-in thehead when said hasp and keeper head are in engagement, and a seal orOlock adapted to pass through said alined openings or perforations.

G. ln combination, a door, a keeper provided with a head having aretaining shoulder, a hasp provided with an elongated opening in oneend, the longest; length ol' Isaid elongated opening being shorter thanthe lonl t length ol said keeper head, and means for hinging s d haspsaid means comprising a, U-shaped holt the' same lieing secured to thedoor by means attached to the leg which the hasp engages.

7. ln a fastener o1' the character described, a. keeper provided with ahead having a retaining shoulder, a hasp pro vided with an elongatedopening in one end, the longest. length ot' said elongated openingheilig shorter than the longest length ot' said head, means for hingingsaid hasp. and an elongated opening provided in the hinged end olf saidhasp to permit the latter to he moved to engage the iii'sti1nei1tionedelongated opening over the head ol` the keeper bolt.

ln testimony whereof l have ned'tltis slaeiliration in the presence oftwo suhserilling witnesses.

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